Protectors and leaders: Michigan women at the center of the modern environmental justice movement

By: Ben Solis, Katherine Dailey, Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 2,199

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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When Michigan wrestled with some of the worst environmental crises in the state’s modern history, women have been on the front lines fighting for residents and helping communities recover.

From the city of Flint and Belmont, to the Kalamazoo River and up through the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan Advance is celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting the work of pioneering women in the environmental justice sphere — each of whom have been shining examples of …

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